Artist description A patented mix of martial industrial beats, grunge riffs, and somnambulist ambient soundscapes.

Music Style Fuzz Rock

Similar Artists The Vines, Sonic Youth, The Jesus Lizard, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Brainiac, Mudhoney, The Toadies, Local H, etc.

Artist History Emerging in the spring of 1996, the original trio of Murray, Ousley, and bassist Jesse Oliver began playing local clubs and parties. Later that year, Lucigen released Sigma Seven, a demo cassette peppered with fifteen lo-fi, noise-pop songs. Lucigen/Dying Breed, a split demo cassette with now-defunct band Dying Breed, was released in the summer of 1997 and featured seven Lucigen songs showcasing a darker, sample-heavy atmosphere. July 31, 1998, marked the release of Lucigen's first CD, Blue, Grey, Black and Empty. "This could be the first psycho/grunge/thrash/rock opera," raved the Raging Smolder Music Review. Indeed, the record was conceptual in nature, as it combined sappy love songs, abrasive grunge, and nightmarish sound collages, all presented with a documentary-style ennui. "We were toying with the idea of mood disorders," intones singer/drummer Brandon Ousley. "The approach was to get some cool songs, put them in an enjoyable order, and then spill lengthy chunks of noise in all the wrong places." The band recruited Dave Webb, replacing Oliver on bass, in 1999 and released Painted Smile. Narrated by a fuse of squalling android guitar, searing bass, agile drumming, and piercing vocal tantrums, Painted Smile's angst-ridden lyrics and childish nuances lead the listener down an adventurous and ultimately disconcerting path. Peoria's The Paranorm would hail the record for its "totally unique sound, and excellent example of rampage rock in the progressive style." Lucigen is currently preparing an extensive tour of the Midwest in support of Xylomancy. The band is expected to perform their hectic tier of songs and stage antics throughout the spring of 2002.

Group Members Thom Murray - guitar and vocals, Brandon Ousley - drums and vocals, Dave Webb - bass, and vocals, Brandon Jones - Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals

Albums Blue, Grey, Black and Empty(1998) - Painted Smile(2000) - Xylomancy(2001)

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Location Morton, IL - USA

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